Policy & Regulation
Policy & Regulation
Iran throws down gauntlet on production growth
Iran issued a challenge to its Arab Gulf neighbours by saying it will dramatically boost oil and gas production and exports by 2021.
24 July 2017
Policy & Regulation
South Korea’s emissions ambitions
South Korea’s new government is rolling out new energy policies – with big implications for the power sector. These changes could create opportunities for gas-fired power generation.
21 July 2017
Policy & Regulation
Japan and South Korea – prospects for coal and gas
The power sectors in Japan and South Korea are currently set on contrasting paths when it comes to nuclear and coal. How the generation mix in both countries develops has implications for gas demand and LNG imports.
11 July 2017
Policy & Regulation
China leads the world in renewables drive
Despite a switch to gas in power, China will need a quantum leap in renewables to meet its COP21 targets. The latest REN21 report suggests that this transition is under way despite a drop in investment in 2016.
6 July 2017
Policy & Regulation
China’s delicate balancing act on gas market reform
The dichotomy between Beijing’s targets to boost gas use and the dynamics of a volatile world market was discussed at an Interfax breakfast seminar in London on Tuesday.
28 June 2017
Policy & Regulation
UK energy price cap will be a tricky balancing act
The UK government has pledged to cap domestic energy prices, but it will struggle to protect consumers while encouraging investment in low-carbon generation.
26 April 2017
Policy & Regulation
OPEC should be worried about dollar strength
US oil production and the strength of the dollar could prove a double whammy for OPEC when the oil producers group meets in May.
5 April 2017
Contributed
Interesting times for gas in China
China’s gas market development will have implications for gas globally. The prospects for development are explored in this contributed feature from Gaffney Cline & Associates.
20 February 2017
Policy & Regulation
US energy strategy may affect oil and gas trade flows
Three strands of US president Donald Trump’s evolving energy strategy have potential implications for the oil and gas market.
15 February 2017
Policy & Regulation
Trump and China: on a collision course?
The new US president has threatened to boost coal, cut emissions regulations and introduce tariffs on Chinese goods. His counterpart in Beijing, meanwhile, has stressed the need to do exactly the opposite.
24 January 2017
Policy & Regulation
Japan’s uncertain nuclear outlook
Further delays to Japan’s nuclear reactors coming back online look likely, but even a limited number of restarts will affect the country’s gas demand.
19 January 2017
Policy & Regulation
Next year’s well completions may boost US oil and gas
The US has more than 5,000 wells drilled but not completed, meaning production could be in for a boost if the oil market rebalances in 2017.
19 December 2016
Policy & Regulation
Emission reductions: supportive of gas
Increasing gas use is key to emissions reductions plans in some of the world’s largest gas markets.
1 December 2016
Policy & Regulation
OPEC to debate cuts but market share still an issue
Next week, OPEC will hold its first ministerial meeting since Donald Trump was elected as the next president of the United States.
23 November 2016
Policy & Regulation
Trump looks set to pull out of Paris climate deal
The US president-elect thinks climate change is a hoax and looks likely to withdraw his country from the COP21 agreement and scrap emissions reduction plans.
18 November 2016
Policy & Regulation
China’s regional markets present upside for LNG
China’s LNG imports have been growing rapidly this year. And with northern markets expected to potentially face tight supplies, the country’s need for imports could increase further.
17 November 2016
Policy & Regulation
Bangladesh climate plan gives mixed message for gas
Bangladesh urgently needs to solve its gas and power supply problems, but its plans to reduce emissions under the Paris agreement appear to prioritise coal over gas.
16 November 2016
Policy & Regulation
Trump will roll back Obama’s energy policy
The 2016 US presidential poll result will have profound implications for the country’s energy policy and looks set to undermine global efforts to limit climate change.
9 November 2016
Policy & Regulation
Saudi Arabia adds its weight to the drive for CCS
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister says the kingdom remains committed to a plan to develop large-scale carbon capture and storage.
12 October 2016
Policy & Regulation
Iran’s tough stand reflects investment ambitions
Iran’s forthright rejection of proposals to freeze oil production reflects its ambitious investment plans for its oil and gas sector now that sanctions against the country have been largely removed.
28 September 2016
Policy & Regulation
Brazil enters era of structural reforms
Brazil’s oil and gas sector is poised to undergo structural reforms as new President Michel Temer takes charge.
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